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paronomasia [pa‐rŏ‐noh‐may‐ziă], punning; the term used in ancient rhetoric to refer to any play on the sounds of words.

adjective: paronomastic.

See pun.
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paronomasia, in figures of speech, a play on words, a pun.

 
 
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